1. Assessment in Distance Education Determining & Measuring Learning Gains - Grading

3. Equivalency Theory of Distance Education "The more equivalent the learning experiences of the distant learner are to the learning experiences of the traditional learner, the more equivalent are the learning outcomes."

4. Learning Experiences Anything that happens to or with a student that promotes learning, including what is observed, felt, heard, or done.

5. 3 x 5 x 5 Approach 3 Units/3Credit Course 5 Modules/Unit 5 Concepts/Module & 1 Objective/Concept

7. Chunking of Information Pre-ChunkingPost- Chunking

8. Assessment Strategy 1.Outcomes Based 2.Student Constructed 3.Standards Driven

10. Three Components of Objectives

11. Assessment

12. 9 Events of Instruction

13. Grading Schemes Instructor Determined Student Determined Modified I/S Determined

14. Rubrics A rubric is a scoring device or tool that publicly acknowledges what is judged and establishes criteria or benchmarks for acceptable performance, and/or levels of performance that can be equated to grades.

15. Assessment Methods Objective Tests Short Answer Tests Extended Answer Tests – Essays Practical Tests Situational Assessment/Skill AssessmentSkill Assessment Assignments and Projects/Presentation & Oral AssessmentPresentation & Oral Assessment Portfolios

16. Recommended Distance Education Assessment Plan 1.Outcomes Based: With Student and Student Constructed 2.Modified I/S Scheme: Student Weighting of Assignments or Multiple Assignments 3.Objective Tests – Knowledge/Comprehension-level Objectives 4.Projects and Portfolios with Rubrics – Analysis/Application Level Objectives

19. Norm Referenced Assessment Criterion Referenced Assessment

20. Presentation and Oral Assessment

21. Combined Instructor/Student Determined Grading Schemes Option #1 – Contract Grading – Multiple Projects – More Projects = Higher Grade Option #2 – Project Weighting – Instructor Determines Projects & Student Assigns Weights to Projects Within Parameters Option #3 – Combinations

22. Skill or Performance Assessment